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Case 90 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · documentation exercise Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent compar...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Case 15 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, method...
Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” is an excerpt from the ...
Case 5 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, un...
Case 34 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the method...
The final note should distinguish corrected data transcription, changed source evidence and revised interpretation. Preserve that distinction in subse...
Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 26 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...